What ails Mahendra Singh Dhoni?

NEW DELHI: Former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Saturday made a sluggish 51 from 96 balls in India’s 34-run defeat to Australia within the first ODI in Sydney, sparking one other debate about his present type in a World Cup yr.

Chasing 289 for a win, India have been at one stage decreased to four/three earlier than Rohit Sharma, who scored his 22nd ODI hundred, and Dhoni placed on a 141-run partnership for the fourth wicket. However India, ultimately, fell brief.

Dhoni hit three fours and a six earlier than he was out leg earlier than wicket to Jason Behrendorff for 51 and his 68th ODI half-century.

Throughout his knock, Dhoni turned the fifth participant to attain 10000 runs for India in ODIs, including one other feather to his illustrious cap.

Beginning the innings at 9999 runs, Dhoni took seven deliveries to succeed in the landmark on his strategy to 51.

Whereas Dhoni had crossed the 10,000-run mark within the format in 2017 throughout the England tour, 174 of them got here whereas batting for Asia XI in three matches. On Saturday, he breached the mark for the nation.

Dhoni thus joined an elite checklist of Indian cricketers who had beforehand achieved the feat, which embrace Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid and Virat Kohli.

In 330 ODIs for India, the wicketkeeper-batsman has now over 10,zero50 runs at a mean of 49.75, together with 9 centuries and 67 fifties.

General, Dhoni is the 13th participant in historical past to attain 10,000 runs within the ODIs.